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DTN’s CTO on combining IT systems after a merger

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We had five different forecast engines running in the company through various acquisitions,” says Lars Ewe, who inherited the thorny IT environment when he joined as CTO in February 2020. Very little innovation was happening because most of the energy was going towards having those five systems run in parallel.”. Forecasting merger success.

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Collaboration between Business and IT Leads to Innovation

Social, Agile and Transformation

Given the scope/on-time/on-budget dependencies, many applications (and I would argue all customer facing applications) should optimize time and budget over scope. agile software development. (56). offshore development. (6). software development. (51). startup cto. (19). web development. (12).

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Being a CIO: One Year Later - Social, Agile, and Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

Every day Im still learning a new detail about the construction industry, our products, customers, and our architecture - yet I still must provide guidance on projects, future initiatives, capabilities, and budgets. agile software development. (56). offshore development. (6). software development. (51). startup cto. (19).

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Content Agility at Marklogic's Digital Publishing Symposium - Social.

Social, Agile and Transformation

Labels: about me , agile software development , business exchange , content agility , web 2.0. 1 comment: shannon 7:16 PM Any tips for how to budget when using SCRUM rather than waterfall? agile software development. (56). offshore development. (6). software development. (51). startup cto. (19).

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Why CIOs Must Negotiate before Collaboration - Social, Agile, and.

Social, Agile and Transformation

Many CIOs understand this situation when this prioritization does not exist - its when the Business expects to get all projects done and keep the lights on often with a limited budget. agile software development. (56). offshore development. (6). software development. (51). startup cto. (19). web development. (12).

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Top 10 Guidance Tips to New CIOs and IT Leaders - Social, Agile.

Social, Agile and Transformation

Understand the business cycles and key dates - When are budgets done? agile software development. (56). offshore development. (6). software development. (51). startup cto. (19). web development. (12). Strategic Technology. Slowly zero in on the priorities - I stress here on the word slowly.

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Business Responsibilities working with Agile Teams Part 1 - Social.

Social, Agile and Transformation

Agile teams should be good at hitting time lines and budgets, but because priorities and requirements are adjusted each iteration, its hard to know the exact functionality that will be available in a future release. agile software development. (56). offshore development. (6). software development. (51). startup cto. (19).

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